Senate passes $36.5 billion disaster aid
Story Date: 10/25/2017

 

Source: ROLL CALL, 10/24/17


The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a $36.5 billion disaster aid package. Only 17 Senators voted against the bill, with 82 voting in favor. The bill includes $18.67 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund, $16 billion in debt forgiveness for the National Flood Insurance Program, $1.27 billion in supplemental nutrition assistance money for Puerto Rican residents and $576.5 million in wildfire suppression.

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